Lac Le Mas Fishing in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean in Quebec is where Lac Le Mas sits. This is northern bush country. Small at around 7 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Chibougamau at 72 km is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Saguenay, 223 km distant. Neighbouring water: Lac Crestot 0.8 km off, Lac Mottier a touch under 1.7 km, Lac Hilarion 2.5 km off, Lac Alban a touch under 2.8 km and Lac Cheffois 2.9 km off. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Le Mas

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Lac Le Mas responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -19°C to 16°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Le Mas.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Lac Crestot at 0.8 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Le Mas for certain.